Cigar-banding machine.



,Patente Ap?. 9,1918.

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parallel ears 21 and at one of their ends. on the outer side ot the connected to a link 35 which mesh with segmental gears 2T and 28, pivoted at 29 and to the rear plate ll off the casing. The segmentalgears 27 and 28 are each provided with lateral arms 31 which are each connect'- ed with mechanism .to oscillate or rock the segmental gears 27./and 2S. VThe arm 31 on the segmental ears, are pinions 26 gear 2T is connected to a lever which extends to suitable cam mechanism or other mechanism to actuate the rod 32 whereby thesegmental gear 27 will be rotated about its axis to swing the finger 22 te and away from the platen 16 when required. The "movement of' the segmental gear 27 is restricted by means of a projection 33 formed on it which abuts against a stop 3.- -on the inner casing plate ll when the naar reaches the limit ot 'its rotation in one direction and this stop 341 alouts against one of the sides of the segmentall gear 27 when the gear reacties its limit of rotation in the other direction. A stop 3st is also provided for tlie'seginental 'gear 28 and the movement off this gear in one direction is limited by the shoulder 35 and in the other direction hy its edge in the same manner as with the gear 27.

Irhel arm 31 on the segmental gear 28 is arm etabell crank lever 36, this lever 86 he ing pivoted at its angle at 37 between an ear 38. extending from the plate 11, and said plate 1l. The other arm ou the bell crank lever 36 is connected to a rod or lever 39 which extends tosnitable cam-mechanism or the like. ,l't will, therefore, be noted that anupivard movement of the rod'or leve-r 39, will, tlirough,the medium of' the mechanism just described', cause the finger' 2? to swing? toward the platen landa reverse or downward movement of Athe rodA 39 will cause the finger to pivot away from the platen.

The platen lil is provided with a pair of verticallyextending side plates lowhich are slotted to provide the members 41. The

platen is vertifally slotted at 42 and horizontally lSlotted at- -fl tov -form the prongs o1' members H. Detachably secured to the. platen. is a pair of tapes 45 and 46. These tapes are secured thereto by looping the same'oiier the ineinhersel and thesev tapes pass inward through the'slofs 4B and downward through the slots 4.2. This structure is clearly revealed in Figs. tende. It will be noted from the foregoing that the-,tapesane s0 positioned that they extend from the pla-ten in opposite directions and 1n no way which extends to one tape 46 has its end secured to a coil spring' t5) which extends upwardly and has its end secured to a projecting ear 50 formed on a plate 5l on the inner side of the front casing plate l0. The front casing plate'lO is vprovided with ay longitudinally extending slot 5l,a through which a screw 52 on the plate 5l extends. A. nut is adjustalile on this screw so it will he noted that by loosen.- ing this nat the plate :3l may he inoved up and down lo stretch or relax the spring 49 and a spring attached to the other tape 23C to be described, until the tension desired4 on the tapes -l5 and #L6 is obtained'.

The end of the tape l5 is secured to a block 5l which is movable between a, pair of guide plates secured to the-casing, and extendingnpwardl5Y from this block is a coil spring. 56 which is substantially like the spring 49 secured 'to the 'other tape 46. This spring 56 has its upper end secured to an ear l' formed on the plate 5l and this ear ie slotted at 58 to form a guide for a rod seeured to and extending upwardlv from the liloek 5t.

Formed on the rear plate 1L of the easingu and extending upwardly there-from is a lng oigear G0 and pivot-ed on this ear 60, at 6l, is

a tinfgei' G2 which has one of its ends resting on the rod 59 and its other end .resting on the leiter or rod 39. A spring, lextends 'troni the` finger 62 to Vthe casing and tends to hold the end ot' said finger on the end of the rod gaging the edge of the lever to draw the lever against a stop (3801i the plate 11.

From theioregoing the operation of my improved machine will he readily linden-- stood. l

Referring to Figs. 6, 7 and 8 its operation will he clearly shown. n Fig. 6 l have lshown the vplaten- 16, holding a .band f5 and resting upon a cigar 2. The finger 22 has pivoted against the cigar and Wrapped-the vtape ahout'the same over the hand to canse the nngummed end. tor be'wrapped about the cigar. The finger 23 has pivoted to` a. position slightly away from the leige-r and tension onthe tape f-is reliee'ed hy the pressure of the finger 62 on the ret-l' 559 so that the tape 45 is flexed or caused to bulge away l one enel of bend af ou?, lie cigar, feta "elieving 'be ensioii of lie other tape while seid end is e'iig folded sind meme foi placing said tape under `tension ei o 'the bami has been folded,

:"olc fthe either end of the bmd over the 'm' enionefl emi.

'u machine of the class described` e o for wrapping a band about; e, for ezuaing each of said @aus for iensioning seid tapes-and meelieu'sm for auome'riesillyreleasing the en one of seid eapes While one end is wi'fippecl about the e bimbi i machine of lie clase (lesciibed, a mpeg for wrapping e bend about a l seid. efpee being underension, a xb gerv jezf of said tapes 'to actuate `the mea mechanism for actuating one of sa d 'lo cause the tape actuated by it elle 'nmgummefl end of the cigni' ais-enf; cigar, mechanism for causension on lie other epe io be remgm med endb' ibebancl .ape be again placed under eenei -tlieA elf'izfig of sbe ungfummed end muil lzisvbeen affecte e meeliine elle dass eseribed, holding a eige? band, a peil of impe-s for 'wrapping said heed abou a cigni", e pim-eed i f i' .lier seid tapes to @amelie sul le, means 'oi' tensioning said "impec end ineens for relieving the tension of said aepes aiming e period in the aplplicutiozo of The ouml to ille cigar. l .ln machine of the class described, suoion means for'liolding a, cigar band, a pair' i- 1 Flying @au y bami to Wrap the same about the cigar, e

ever *die pivoted linger for each of said tapes te ae maite the same, means for oscillating said fingers abou' itheii"` axes, tension meausfor the tapes for nominally holding @Ehe same under tension and means for relieving the tension of one of Said apes during a period in the application of the band. to the cigni,

6. In e machine of he class described, a. pla'en, sueion means on seid platen to hold 'cigar band fliereoze :i peir of tapes secuied o said platen m exencling therefrom over pivoted lingers for eeituating Seid tapes, meohmsism for moving Said, ngers lo cause ove? the eigen. bami, tension means for `said; epee and means for relieving the tension of of said wipes during a period in the application of the cigar band to the cigar.

pair of tapes for Wrapping e band about a of ipes exencliiig longitudinally of ille the same towi'ap ehe tapes about a ciga 129 i". En machine of the class described? a described, eager, springs on the ends of said tapes to about e hold the seme under tension, a finger for imfl each said mpes to ectuate the same and for ieie'ving the tension of one of 180 

